I speak from total ignorance and personal preference since I have literally *never* watched *any* part of it, not only in the entirety of a show but not even one single performance routine, except over the years tiny clips that make it onto other shows for entertainment "news."
I *did* see clips of the Olympian with prosthetic limbs, tiny clips, and was properly amazed. But in the context of the show itself, my vague impressions are that it has been on the air for years, and has increased in intensity from the beginning of dancing to some kind of acrobatic contortion. And while the Olympian on the aerial loop was astounding, I myself just for myself would not even imagine this falling under the category of dancing.
That said, to each his own, every head is a world, or as Prince Phillip put it, "There's no accounting for taste." And I have merrily proceeded all those years it's been on without ever even knowing when it aired. I will admit, however, politics being everywhere for us DUers, that I was irritated to hear when Tom DeLAY and the PALIN people were featured, not that I saw them. So to those who referred me to the intricate relationships and treatment of the performers and the judges, this is no kind of discussion I could have. As for the (Russian?) dude, all I know is that he seems to have been in clips for years, which is what I meant by "declaring him emperor," meaning that at my level of no knowledge he seemed to have been the star of the show all these years.
And I don't want to give the impression that I am setting myself up as some kind of Defender of Real Dancing, since I would not sit through any kind of singing/dancing show at all, ever. But then, I have also never ever seen a single hospital show, lawyer show, police show, or actually hardly anything. I'll now step away from this topic until I step into my next mess!1
I defer and respect you fans. I retain my spouting off as valid for myself, just should have done it yelling to myself instead of throwing it out here.
On Edit: BtW/apropos of nothing, I think BERGERON(sp) is fantastic and have actually cited him a few times as being what we need in a candidate, along with SPRINGER, because of their COMMON TOUCH and personal charisma. He started as a street performer, much better than all our Yale lumps of candidates whups.
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